Papers, 1856-1964 (bulk 1920-1964).

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Papers, 1856-1964 (bulk 1920-1964).

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Estate papers of Elizabeth H. Sprague and Amelia L. Williams, 1920-1926; personal correspondence, poems, sketches and family papers; financial records of farm property owned near Queenston, Ontario, 1937- 1953; and notes and drafts for historical research done on the Storrs family, East Boston Timber Company and white oaks of Grand Island, the Erie Canal, Coit House, and other topics. Erie Canal materials include histories by Merwin S. Hawley, 1856-1882.

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Sprague, Henry Ware, 1855-1932

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Coit, George, 1790-1865

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George Coit and Judge Townsend came to Buffalo from Norwich, Conn. in 1811 and established a drug store. They continued their partnership with a storage and forwarding business. Coit was a member of the Buffalo Historical Society, the Buffalo Board of Trade and the Water Works Company. From the description of Letters : Buffalo, N.Y., to Oliver Coit and James Ives, 1813 Nov. 14 and 1820 Apr. 5. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33228771 ...

Sprague, John S. N. (John Sedgewick Noyes), 1892 or 3-1965.

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Lawyer, historian and member of the board of managers of the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society. From the description of The white oaks of Grand Island : typescript, 1965 April. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33633360 Attorney, historical writer and member of one of Buffalo's oldest families. From the description of Portrait notes : typescript, 1964 / by John S.N. Sprague. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33484505 Lawy...

East Boston Timber Company (Mass.)

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Storrs, Juba, b. 1792.

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Williams, Amelia L., 1839 or 40-1926.

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Porter, Peter B. (Peter Buell), 1773-1844

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Porter was a member of the New York State Legislature, a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State, a major general in the War of 1812, and United States Secretary of War from 1828 to 1829. He was a strong supporter of the Whig Party. From the description of Letter, 1839 February 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407205 Congressman, general of New York State Militia during the War of 1812, and partner in Porter, Barton & Company. ...

Inniskillin Farm (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.)

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Sprague, Elizabeth

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Hawley, Merwin S., 1807-1887

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Merwin S. Hawley was born in Broome, N.Y. in 1807. He became a dry goods merchant first in Rochester and then in Buffalo, where his business prospered. In 1848 he built a house at 46 Niagara Sq. In 1854 he co-founded the International Bank, becoming its president in 1857; the bank was closed in 1864. He became an active member of the Buffalo Historical Society and wrote and spoke widely on the history of the Erie Canal, having derived his knowledge of it through his interest in the role his uncl...

Storrs, Lucius, 1789-1875.

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Lucius Storrs born in Mansfield, Conn.; came to Buffalo, N.Y. in 1811. Joined his brother Juba and Benjamin Caryl in the firm of Juba Storrs & Co., which furnished lumber for ships during the War of 1812. later in hardware and dry goods businesses. From the description of Lucius and Juba Storrs papers, 1808-1874 (bulk 1824-1830). (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 36087881 ...